I would like to remind everyone of the changes in our exercise program at the Community Center.
The Tuesday and Thursday evening classes have been canceled and replaced with the following:
Tuesday, March 5th at 9:15 there will be a new Dance & Stretch class conducted by Sharon.
Thursday, March 7th at 10:30 there will be a new Balance class conducted by Keri from Bay State PT.
Thursday, March 7th at 12:15 we will have a discussion about scams conducted by Chief Dwyer and Officer Schultz.

Friday 24 May 2019

Memorial Day Cookout. Celebrate the unofficial start of summer with us at the Knights of Columbus. A traditional cookout by Brett Henry will be served. Cost is $10pp. Reservations Required.

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Charles River Cruise and Lunch at the Cheese Cake Factory. Enjoy a 70 Minute, fully-narrated cruise along the Charles River. Cost of the cruise and lunch is $38.50pp. The bus leaves Tiffany at 8:30AM.

Friday 14 June 2019

Father's Day Luncheon. Join us in the Tiffany Room to celebrate our Fathers! Reservations Required.

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Fuller Rose Garden, N. Hampton, NH. Take a trip to the meticulously maintained formal rose gardens designed in the Colonial Revival style during the 1920s by MA Governor Alvan T. Fuller at his summer estate. We will also stop for lunch at Warrens Lobster House. Admission is $8.00pp. The bus will leave the Tiffany Room at 10AM.

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Scammers Prepare to Target Seniors as Government Readies New Medicare Cards

It seemed like a good idea: Congress passed legislation back in 2015 that required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to stop using Social Security numbers on seniors’ Medicare cards and start using a new, randomly-generated 11-digit number to identify each Medicare participant. The concept was to deter fraud by getting valuable Social Security numbers off Medicare cards and providing new cards and numbers to every single Medicare participant. All 58 million of them.

Unfortunately, ever-creative and flexible scammers will certainly soon start trying to exploit the switchover to new cards. Scammers have an arsenal of traditional weapons at their disposal but they’re most likely to employ one or more of the following:

• Make telephone calls masquerading as a government official to “inform” seniors of the card switchover and “explain” that they just need to “update” their information in order for the senior to get the new Medicare card. Reality: CMS will mail new Medicare cards to all Medicare participants automatically—participants need not do anything or pay anything in order to receive their new card.

• Make telephone calls pretending to be staff at your doctor’s office and asking for the new Medicare number “just to update our records” or “ensure correct billing.”

• Set up desks at local health fairs and offer “freebies” like nutritional supplements in exchange for seniors’ new Medicare numbers and other personal information.

What’s the harm in providing your Medicare number or other personal information? Simple: scammers can exploit your Medicare number to fraudulently bill Medicare for expensive healthcare equipment they never provided (think power wheelchairs or complex braces and splints). Then if you someday need similar equipment, CMS may refuse to supply it on the grounds that you’ve already received it (!).

How to protect yourself against the scammers? Remember a few fundamental rules:

• Safeguard your Medicare number! Treat your Medicare card and number (both your current and the forthcoming new one) like you would a credit card. Only give them directly to your healthcare providers!

• Remember that CMS will contact you only through written, mailed letters. CMS won’t call you, much less ask for your Medicare number or other personal information over the phone!

• Know that anyone requesting your Medicare number over the telephone is probably a scammer.
So just hang up!

OUR MISSIONThe mission of the Nahant Council on Aging (COA) is to provide physical, mental, and emotional stimulation; enabling those 60 and over to achieve engaged and fulfilling lives in a safe environment.

The Nahant Council On Aging (COA) provides a wide range of activities which include daily luncheon
meals, information, transportation, social events, educational and exercise programs and much much more!

Van Transportation is available for COA activities including our Food Shopping Program and is only $1 charge per trip. Just give us a call to schedule your trip at 1 - (781) 581-7557 or you may use our simple online contact form.

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